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Dogs, like other animals, played a role in the warfare that should not be underestimated. They too were 'called to arms' in 1914, and helped the soldiers in a variety of ways. Behind the front, they were hitched to small carts, and in this way they transported machine guns, ammunition cases and food. After artillery fire, or in no ...
On the eve of the First World War, Russia was in a state of turmoil. More and more Russians openly declared their dissatisfaction with Tsar Nicolas II and his authoritarian regime. With the outbreak of war, that dissatisfaction was temporarily washed away by a wave of patriotism. A strong anti-German sentiment fuelled a rapid and massive ...
Even before the war, Belgium depended on imports for its food supply. When those dried up during the war, food shortage quickly became a serious issue. While initiatives such as the Nationaal Hulp- en Voedingscomité (National Relief and Food Committee) helped to alleviate the problem, they did not solve it completely. Food, as well as other ...
According to Belgian law, every child was required to attend school between the ages of six and twelve. In the first months of the school year 1914/1915, however, this proved very difficult. Mobilisation had thinned out the teaching staff and many school buildings were occupied by refugees or Allied or German soldiers. The best the pupils could ...
Hunde spielten, wie auch andere Tiere, eine nicht zu unterschätzende Rolle in der Kriegsführung. Auch sie wurden 1914 ‚zu den Waffen gerufen‘ und halfen den Soldaten auf verschiedene Weise. Hinter der Front wurden sie vor kleine Karren gespannt und beförderten Maschinengewehre, Munitionskisten und Lebensmittel. Nach einem Beschuss ...
Il ne faut pas sous-estimer le rôle joué par les chiens, au même titre que d’autres animaux, dans la tactique de guerre. Eux aussi furent appelés sous les drapeaux en 1914 et aidèrent les soldats de différentes façons. Derrière le front, on les attelait à de petites charrettes pour leur faire transporter des mitrailleuses, des ...
Honden speelden, net als andere dieren, een niet te onderschatten rol in de oorlogsvoering. Ook zij werden in 1914 ‘onder de wapens geroepen’ en hielpen de soldaten op allerlei manieren. Achter het front werden ze voor kleine karren gespannen en zo vervoerden ze machinegeweren, munitiekisten en eten. Na een beschietingen of in het ...
Aan de vooravond van de Eerste Wereldoorlog was het onrustig in Rusland. Steeds meer Russen uitten openlijk hun ongenoegen over tsaar Nicolaas II en zijn autoritaire regime. Toen de oorlog uitbrak, werd dat ongenoegen tijdelijk ondergesneeuwd door een golf van patriottisme. De sterk anti-Duitse gevoelens brachten een vlotte en massale mobilisatie ...
La législation belge impose à chaque enfant de suivre l’école de six à douze ans. Les premiers mois de l’année scolaire 1914-1915, ce ne fut cependant pas une mince affaire. La mobilisation avait éclairci les rangs des enseignants tandis que des réfugiés et des soldats alliés ou allemands s’appropriaient de nombreux ...
Avant la guerre, la Belgique dépendait déjà de l'importation pour son ravitaillement. Pendant la guerre, celle-ci fut paralysée aggravant rapidement la situation alimentaire. Des initiatives comme le Comité National de Secours et d'Alimentation étaient une consolation, mais n'offraient pas de solution définitive. La nourriture, ...
Nach belgischem Gesetz musste jedes Kind zwischen dem sechsten und zwölften Lebensjahr die Schule besuchen. In den ersten Monaten des Schuljahres 1914-1915 war dies jedoch äußerst schwierig. Durch die Mobilisierung hatte sich der Bestand an Lehrern gelichtet, und sehr viele Schulgebäude waren mit Flüchtlingen und alliierten oder deutschen ...
Voor de oorlog was België al aangewezen op import voor haar voedselvoorziening. Tijdens de oorlog kwam die stil te liggen waardoor de voedselsituatie al snel nijpend werd. Initiatieven zoals het Nationaal Hulp- en Voedingscomité waren een pleister op de wonde maar boden geen volledige oplossing. Voedsel, maar ook bijvoorbeeld brandstoffen voor ...
Dogs, like other animals, played a role in the warfare that should not be underestimated. They too were 'called to arms' in 1914, and helped the soldiers in a variety of ways. Behind the front, they were hitched to small carts, and in this way they transported machine guns, ammunition cases and food. After artillery fire, or in no ... 
